In Search of…musings for my grandchildren while riding my bike…
On August 13, I combined Great Pizza Search (GPS) #18 with a 5 new Post Office, Great Post Office Search (GPO) #3 as a 44 mile, hilly loop from Naples, NY. Naples was chosen for two reasons: 1. the following day was the final 2020 Durty Bikes Gravel Race, and 2. the last pizza that … Continue reading GPS #19 and GPO #3 – (Naples No, not Napoli)!
During Friday's (August 7) gravel race, thoughts of the next day wisped through my mind; Sharker's b-day celebration! Upon returning after race, I jumped into making 6 pizza doughs, 1.5 pounds of past dough, and 2 sourdough bread doughs. Flour and dough were all over the place! All this was in preparation for “Lil Spicy’s” … Continue reading GPS #18 & GPA#3 – A Little More Spicy!
While riding today (61 mile loop), August 9, I recalled my single visit to Cardiac Rehab. I met the rehab specialist and received a tour of the facility. On tour, I observed several “old” people walking on treadmills or barely spinning their feet on stationary bikes, both while reading magazines. After the tour, the Cardiac … Continue reading Blog Name Adjustment
This post is broken into several parts: What's the Great Post Office (GPO) Search GPO #2 - Ride from Fulton to Mannsville, NY searching for 12 Post Offices GPS #17 - Ramsey's Pizzeria, Adam's Center, NY Featured Post Office What′s the Great Post Office (GPO) Search So, what's GPO? It's the Great Post Office Search … Continue reading GPO #2 & GPS #17 – Awesome Fulton! MEH Pizza!
The first time I heard the word La Bicicleta was in Italian class during my 2nd year in college. I figured, "what better way to meet a 'nice Italian girl' than in Italian class?" It didn't work (with the girl), but I fell in love with the word and object, La Bicicleta. La Bicicleta (pronounced … Continue reading GPS #15 and #16 – La Bicicleta! (Part 1)
Great Pizza Search (GPS) #14 was a bike ride to Pizza D's in Mendon, NY. I chose D's because it is next to the Lehigh Valley Trail. The route would take in the Erie Canal Trail, Auburn Branch of the Lehigh Valley Trail, and the Main Branch of the Lehigh (Strava Link). I needed the … Continue reading GPS #14 – Pizza D’s, Mendon, NY
The Great Pizza Search (GPS) #13 was Homemade Pizzas #12 & #13 on July 21. The Dough We used the remaining dough from July 15 (also used on pizzas #10 and #11). It was still very active as the size doubled after removal from the refrigerator. It had cool looking, large bubbles on the top … Continue reading GPS #13 – A Little Spicy!
GPS #10 On July 14, the Great Pizza Search (GPS) #10 took me to Italian Kitchen in Ovid, NY. We ended up in Ovid after a 62+ mile ride around the south end of Seneca Lake in the Finger Lakes region of Upstate NY. Montour Falls, NY Also part of this ride, I was able … Continue reading GPS #10, #11 & #12 – Italian Kitchen, Ovid, NY & Homemade 10-12
GPS (Great Pizza Search) #9 was another foray into homemade pizza. The dough making process started on July 9 with culminated in 2 pizzas made on July 10 and another two on July 11. I decided to change up a couple of things for this dough versus previous doughs: Regular dough with yeast vs Sourdough … Continue reading GPS #9 – Homemade #6 to #9
On July 6, for the Great Pizza Search (GPS) #8, I decided to do the Durty Bikes Gravel Series #2 - Bennington, NY Race (Strava Link). It was a very hot, hilly, and grueling bike race for me. Riding virtual races on real courses without other competitors is very mentally taxing. And as the first … Continue reading GPS #8 – Main Street Pizza, Batavia, NY
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